Comics:Marvel Super-Heroes Vol 1 56
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All is in readiness! With the aid of my enchanting might -- the men of Asgard will stand helpless before the troll hordes! Thus, let the onslaught begin!
- -- Enchantress
- -- Enchantress
Appearing in "This World Not His Own!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Rick Jones (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Igor Drenkov (Appears in flashback and main story)
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Odin
- Oldar
- Silver Surfer (cameo flashback)
- Thor (cameo flashback)
- Warriors Three
Locations:
- Asgard
- New Mexico (Appears in flashback and main story)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "This World Not His Own!"
Having been transported to Asgard by Loki, the Hulk leaps across a deep, bottomless chasm. For an inexplicable reason, the Hulk transforms back into Bruce Banner in mid-leap and begins falling to his doom. On a lower ledge of the chasm, the Enchantress and the Executioner watch the mortal plummet towards certain death. The Enchantress suspects that this mortal might have connections to her (would-be) lover, Hercules, and uses her power to save Banner's life.
At the top of the chasm, the Warriors Three look downward, convinced that the Hulk has met his doom. They continue on their journey to the Forbidden Forest to seek the council of Oldar the Oracle. The aged crone reveals that the Hulk has not perished, and she creates a window in time, through which she reveals how Bruce Banner first became the Hulk. Knowing that the Hulk is still alive, the Warriors grow concerned that he might threaten the Realm Eternal. Leaving the lair of Oldar the Oracle, they make haste towards Asgard.
The Enchantress and the Executioner meanwhile keep vigil over the unconscious Bruce Banner. When Banner revives, he turns into the Hulk and begins fighting with the Executioner. The Executioner strikes him with his Bloodaxe, but his proves ineffective against the Hulk. The Hulk manages to stagger his foe with one crushing blow to the jaw. The Enchantress grows bored watching the two combatants fight one another and teleports herself and the Executioner to a safe distance.
The Enchantress calls together a massive army of trolls and leads them on a quest to overtake Asgard. The Hulk gets involved in the fight, and keeps the trolls at bay by sealing them inside of a rocky cavern. Enraged, the Enchantress turns her magic against the Hulk and kills him.
The Warriors Three, along with Odin recover the Hulk's body after the battle is over. Admiring the Hulk's bravado, Odin uses his Scepter of Strength to bring the Hulk back to life. The Hulk is confused and angry, and trusts no one. He threatens to attack Odin, little realizing that the All-Father is responsible for bringing him back from the dead. Angered by the Hulk's lack of gratitude, Odin uses his power to teleport the Hulk away from Asgard into the depths of outer space.
Notes
- This issue was orginally printed in Incredible Hulk #102.
- This issue is also reprinted in Essential Hulk, Volume 2.
- Odin and the Warriors Three all appeared last in Tales to Astonish (Volume 1) #101.
- The Enchantress and the Executioner appeared last in Avengers (Volume 1) Annual #1. They appear next in Avengers (Volume 1) #83.
- This issue includes a flashback to the Hulk's first encounter with Thor and the Silver Surfer.
- First and only known appearance of Oldar.
Trivia
- Odin confuses Fandral's name with Hogun at one point in this issue.
- Oldar the Oracle recaps the origin of the Hulk through rhyme. In the retelling the Hulk is colored green, even though he was originally colored grey in Incredible Hulk #1.
- There are two spelling errors in this issue. Scepter is spelled sceptor, and a portion of the Hulk's dialogue includes the word "to" when it should actually read "too".
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- Cover gallery for the Marvel Super-Heroes series
Recommended Reading
- Incredible Hulk (Volume 1)
- Incredible Hulk (Volume 2)
- Defenders (Volume 1)
- Defenders (Volume 2)
- Rampaging Hulk (Volume 1)
- Rampaging Hulk (Volume 2)
- Tales to Astonish (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Incredible Hulk profile at Wikipedia
- Incredible Hulk profile at Marvel Universe
- Incredible Hulk profile at Toonopedia
- Incredible Hulk series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Incredible Hulk series index at CBDB
- Incredible Hulk series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Hulk Library
